Speaking of mites... my daughter was watching something the other day and a commercial for one of those mattresses came on... and the announcer stated that the weight of your mattress would double because of the mites.. over a certain amount of time. Of course I told her when she told me what he said.. that they want you to buy a new mattress...
http://www.health.com/health/qanda/0,23514,1102867,00.html
A funny thread re: the topic on a SNOPES forum...
http://msgboard.snopes.com/message/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/47/t/000478/p/1.html
I agree with you about Oprah's manners. Sorely lacking... to publicly humiliate her relatives over pillows.. I have a few older pillows here myself.. and was just thinking today that I should pick up a couple new ones. I think she was being very ungracious and doubt many relatives are going to invite her to their homes anymore. I am sure it's no problem if she has her sheets done every other day... She has hired help most likely to do it for her! She probably has multiple sets of bedding!
The health article did say that the dust mite issue could be minimized by putting covers on the mattresses. I usually wash my sheets once a week. But I think when my son was in college it was lucky if they got done once a semester!
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